TV Elite XGA Turn Your TV into a Big-Screen Monitor! T V Elite XGA User's Guide: First Edition - Revision 2 www.adstech.com Technical Support: 562.926.4338 Technical Support Hours: M-F 7am-6pm, PST Email: support@adstech.com © 2003 ADS Technologies. All Rights Reserved First Edition: Revision 2 March, 2003 Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 95 and Windows 98 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark of the International Business Machines, Inc. ADS is a registered trademark of ADS Technologies Inc. ADS Technologies (ADS) makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The information furnished within this written document is for information purposes only and is subject to change without notice. ADS Technologies assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear herein. 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(rtt) Table of Contents A letter from the President of ADS . . . . . . . . . 5 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Connecting TV Elite XGA to your computer . . . . . . 6 Connecting TV Elite XGA to your TV . . . . . . . . . 6 Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Using your TV Elite XGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 TV Elite XGA Features and Controls . . . . . . . . . 8 Remote Control Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 How TV Elite XGA works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 The best types of computer images to display on TV . . 14 The poorest types of computer images to display on TV . 14 Common uses for TV Elite XGA . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Changing Video Resolutions on your computer . . . . 15 TV Elite XGA: French Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 TV Elite XGA: German Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 TV Elite XGA: Spanish Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Help Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Service and Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 FCC Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 4 A Letter from the President of ADS Technologies "Connect, Create, and Store" At ADS Technologies, Inc. we bring the best and latest multimedia technology to your PC. Our products allow you to "Connect, Create and Store". CONNECT with our line of USB and 1394 Host and Hub devices. Today, external bus technologies such as USB and FireWire/1394 let you connect hundreds of devices to your PC or MAC. We have the connectivity solutions that allow you to get the most out of USB and 1394 technologies. CREATE audio and video productions with our line of video capture and editing solutions. We have video editing solutions to fit everyone's needs, ranging from the novice level to the professional level. STORE that multimedia masterpiece with one of our 1394 storage solutions. Today's multimedia files are getting larger and larger. You need solutions that help you easily and cost effectively store your work; we've got those solutions. More than ever, my goal has been to bring new technologies to the consumer market at affordable prices and with significant value to you, our customer. ADS products are easy to use. Most of our products are Plug-and-Play, easy to install and offer software to help get the best value out of the hardware product. And if you do need help, we will do our best to support you. We want every customer to be a happy ADS customer. The combination of technology innovation, affordability, quality, value and support has made our products award-winners in the press and at conventions. More over they are winners with our customers. I wish to thank you for choosing ADS Technologies and I hope you enjoy your new multimedia experience. Sincerely, Michael McCoy President 5 TV Elite XGA User's Guide System Requirements: · IBM compatible PC or MAC (Blue & White G3 or later, G3 Powerbook or later) · VGA card · TV or VCR with video inputs (RCA or S-VHS) Package Contents · TV Elite XGA unit · Infra-Red Remote Control · 6 ft. VGA to 8 pin DIN connector (VGA IN Cable) · 9 ft. RCA to RCA (Composite) video cable · 9 ft. S-VHS to S-VHS (Y/C) 4 pin DIN video cable · 9 ft. Audio cable - 3.5 mm stereo jack w/Y split female 3.5mm to Left (Red)+ Right (White) RCA jacks · Wall transformer Power Supply Connecting TV Elite XGA to your computer 1. Disconnect the Monitor cable from your computer graphics card. 2. Connect your Monitor cable to the VGA output on the TV Elite XGA 3. Use the 8 pin DIN to VGA IN Cable and connect the VGA end to your computer graphics card and the 8 Pin DIN to the VGA IN on the TV Elite XGA. 4. Plug in the power supply and connect the Power Jack on TV Elite XGA. Connecting TV Elite XGA to your TV 1. Connect either the RCA or S-VHS cable between the TV Elite XGA and the matching Video input jack on your TV. The S-VHS cable is recommended for use whenever possible. S-VHS connections provide improved image quality over RCA video connections. 2. Disconnect your computer speakers from your sound card Speaker Jack. 3. Connect the Audio Cable 3.5mm male jack to the speaker jack on your sound card. 4. Connect your speaker cable to the female 3.5mm Y connection on the Audio cable. 6 5. Connect the Red and White RCA jacks to the Left and Right audio input jacks on your TV. 6. Turn on your TV and select the external input source (Video 1 or Input 1) on your TV to select the external device as your video source. OR Connection Diagram Remote Control The Remote Control unit that is included with TV Elite XGA is ready to use, battery included. Remove Protective Battery Cover: The unit ships with the battery pre-installed, but has a plastic cover on the battery so it will not be discharged during shipping. 1. 2. 3. 4. Remove Battery compartment cover from bottom of Remote control Pull Plastic strip ­ put slight pressure on battery so it won't pop out Press battery snugly into place Replace battery compartment cover 7 You are now ready to use the TV Elite Remote Control. Your TV Elite XGA is now connected and ready to use. Using your TV Elite XGA You connected the audio and video cables between your Computer, the TV Elite XGA and your TV, now you are ready to start using your XGA unit. 1. Turn on your computer a. Check the VGA Resolution ­ TV Elite XGA can convert any resolution up to 1024 x 768 @ 60 Hz refresh rate and 32 bit color. b. If the resolution is higher than 1024 x 768 or if the refresh rate at 1024 x 768 is higher than 60 Hz, XGA will not convert the display. Higher refresh rates can be achieved at lower resolutions. c. To learn more, see the section ­ Changing Video Resolutions on page 15. 2. Apply power to the TV Elite XGA a. Be sure you have your XGA plugged in! b. The Red Power Light will be on at all times when the power supply is plugged in, even in the low power state. 3. Turn on your TV a. Select the video input source to which you have connected the TV Elite XGA. You should now see your computer image on the TV. TV Elite XGA Feature and Controls The TV Elite XGA offers many ways for you to control the computer image on your TV. You can adjust brightness and sharpness as well as position the image on the screen as well as use the 200% zoom function and pan around the screen while the image is zoomed. These features are easy to access so you can easily control the image so you can optimize the display for business presentations; web surfing or displaying DVD or Internet streaming video on your TV screen. Remember, you can connect a VCR to the TV Elite XGA so you can record any image and sound on your computer to video tape. 8 TV Elite XGA has 4 control buttons and an infra-red remote control which allow you to access all the features of the device. There are 2 functions which are accessed from the Remote control only and not accessible from the 4 buttons. These features are: Freeze and Zoom. 4 Control Buttons The TV Elite XGA has several controls accessible from the 4 buttons located on the top of the unit. Additional functions are accessible only from the Remote control. The Buttons are Menu, Select, Right and Left. You will use these buttons to access and control most of the features of the TV Elite unit. You will be guided through the menu options via an onscreen display. ON SCREEN MENU OPERATION 1. Pressing the MENU button will cause the menu bar to be displayed on your TV screen. 2. Press the Right and Left buttons to move from icon to icon across the menu bar. 3. When you find the menu option you wish to activate, press the SELECT button. 4. Once you press Select, the Menu will display the icon for the function you selected. 5. Depending upon the function selected, you will use the Left, Right or Select Buttons to change the settings. On Screen Menu Icons Sharpness The Sharpness control allows you to choose from 8 levels of sharpness settings. Generally with TV Scan Converters you will notice that a sharper image may induce some flicker. Flicker is induced by the interlaced nature of the TV image. Flicker reduction will cause the image to soften. 1. Press MENU button. 2. Press Right or Left buttons until the Sharpness control is highlighted 9 3. Press SELECT button and on screen menu changes to Sharpness control. 4. Press Right and Left buttons to step through 8 levels of sharpness settings. Zoom The Zoom control will magnify the image on your TV by 200%. In the Zoom mode you can use the the Panning function to PAN around the TV image. 1. Press MENU button 2. Press Right or Left buttons until the Zoom control is highlighted 3. Press SELECT button and on screen menu changes to Zoom control 4. Press SELECT button to Zoom In 5. Press SELECT button again to Zoom out to normal Panning This tool is especially useful when you have Zoomed the Screen. You can PAN around the image Up, Down, Left or Right. 1. Press MENU button 2. Press Right or Left buttons until the Panning control is highlighted. 3. Press SELECT button and on screen menu changes to Pan control 4. You will see the Pan icon with 3 4 arrows. Pressing LEFT or RIGHT buttons will PAN the TV image horizontally. 5. Press SELECT again and the PAN icon will change to show arrows. Pressing LEFT or RIGHT buttons will PAN the TV image vertically. 56 Overscan/Underscan TV has an overscanning function. This means that some of the image sent to a TV can extend past the visible area of the TV screen. You can enable or disable the Overscan function. For most computer images you will want an underscanned image so all of the screen is visible on the TV. 1. Press MENU button 2. Press Right or Left buttons until the OverScan/UnderScan control is highlighted. 3. Press SELECT button and on screen menu changes to Overscan/Underscan control. 4. Press SELECT button to OverScan 5. Press SELECT button again to UnderScan to normal. 10 Positioning This control allows you to easily position the computer image on the TV screen. 1. Press MENU button 2. Press SELECT button and on screen menu changes to Positioning control 3. You will see the Position icon with 3 arrows. Pressing LEFT 4 or RIGHT buttons will move the TV image horizontally. 4. Press SELECT again and the Position icon will change to show arrows. Pressing LEFT or RIGHT buttons will move the TV image vertically. 56 Brightness TV Elite has 4 levels of Brightness settings. You can also adjust Brightness on the TV using your TV remote control. 1. Press MENU button. 2. Press Right or Left buttons until the Brightness control is highlighted 3. Press SELECT button and on screen menu changes to Brightness control. 4. Press Right and Left buttons to step through 4 levels of Brightness settings. Color Bars Color Bars control to adjust Color, Picture, Brightness, Contrast and HUE settings of your Television. Make adjustments to your Television's picture while the Color Bars are displayed. 1. Press MENU button. 2. Press Right or Left buttons until the Color Bars control is highlighted 3. Press SELECT button and on screen menu changes to Color Bars control. 4. Press SELECT again to display the Color bars. 5. Press SELECT again to clear Color Bars. Home The HOME setting will bring your image back to the normal position. If you have Zoomed and Panned and want to quickly center the computer image on the TV, Use the use the HOME function. 1. Press MENU button. 2. Press Right or Left buttons until the HOME control is highlighted 3. Press SELECT button and your computer image will be centered on the TV. 11 NTSC and PAL Switch To switch between NTSC and PAL TV systems: 1. Press the MENU and SELECT buttons at the same time. 2. You will notice the TV display change to accept either the NTSC or PAL signal. 3. To Switch back, Press MENU and SELECT at the same time again. Power Down mode The Power Down mode s ...